Background
An uncle of the 3rd Earl, George Henry Lee II, he was a son of Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield and his wife Charlotte Fitzroy, an illegitimate daughter of Charles World War II
An uncle of the 3rd Earl, George Henry Lee II, he was a son of Edward Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield and his wife Charlotte Fitzroy, an illegitimate daughter of Charles World War II
Lee held the sinecure position of Custos Brevium of the Court of Common Pleas, in the royal gift. He died while hunting. In January 1748, Lee married Catherine Stonhouse (b before 1730 – 8 March 1784), daughter of Sir John Stonhouse, 3rd Baronet, of Radley, company
Berkshire.
The marriage was childless. In 1744 Charlotte had married Viscount Dillon. Their son Charles Dillon, 12th Viscount Dillon inherited the estate of Ditchley but not the title.
Ditchley remained the home of the Viscounts Dillon until 1934.
The title was created for a third time when Thomas Anson was created Earl of Lichfield in the 1831 coronation honors of William IV.
11th Parliament of Great Britain. 12th Parliament of Great Britain]
He was a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Oxford from 1754 to 1768, and considered a Tory.
